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Our best PrizePicks picks for Thursday, October 29, 2026, at a glance:
- Zach LaVine Higher 22.5 Points: Kings at Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET. LaVine is averaging 27.3 points and scored 37 against Memphis on Sunday.
- Ja Morant Higher 18.5 Points: Grizzlies at Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. ET. Morant scored 23 on 9-of-13 shooting Tuesday and faces Memphis for the first time since the trade.
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Zach LaVine PrizePicks NBA Pick: Higher 22.5 Points
LaVine has been Sacramento's most dangerous scorer by a wide margin. He's scored 28, 22, 37 and 22 points in Sacramento's four games, averaging 27.3 points on 52.2% shooting in 36.0 minutes, nearly five points above this line. His best night came Sunday against Memphis, when he poured in 37 on 13-of-25 shooting with a perfect 8-of-8 from the line. His two 22-point games came up just short of this number, but he's getting to the line consistently and shooting 37.5% from three.
The Kings need every bit of it. Sacramento is 0-4 and averaging fewer than 108 points per game, so LaVine's scoring carries the offense, and he's been efficient doing it, as his 3-of-4 night from three and 5-of-7 trip to the line on Tuesday showed.
New Orleans is also winless and has given up 120 or more points in multiple games, and this matchup carries a total around 237. The Pelicans allow 118.7 points per 100 possessions, fourth-worst in the NBA according to ESPN's Hollinger team stats. The Pelicans are 5.5-point favorites, which should keep the Kings pushing and LaVine shooting. LaVine at Higher 22.5 points leads our PrizePicks NBA picks.
Ja Morant PrizePicks NBA Pick: Higher 18.5 Points
Morant gets a game he's been waiting for. After seven seasons in Memphis, he faces the Grizzlies for the first time since being traded to Portland in June, and he's coming off his best game as a Trail Blazer: 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting in Tuesday's 136-129 win over the Lakers.
His role is growing each night. Morant has played 23, 27, and 31 minutes in his three games, and his scoring has followed, from 14 points in the opener to 12 at Sacramento to 23 in Los Angeles. He's shooting 58.8% from the field and 44.4% from three, and he averaged 19.5 points in his 20 games last season.
Portland is a 7.5-point favorite with a total around 234 against an unbeaten Memphis team. Portland's offense has been the second-most efficient in the league at 124.3 points per 100 possessions, per ESPN's Hollinger team stats, so Morant is part of an attack that scores in bunches. The blowout risk is real, but a revenge game against his former team is exactly the kind of night Morant tends to rise to. Add Morant to your PrizePicks NBA picks at Higher 18.5 points, one of our favorite NBA props for Thursday.
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What are the best PrizePicks NBA picks today?
For Thursday, October 29, 2026, our top PrizePicks plays are Zach LaVine Higher 22.5 points against the Pelicans and Ja Morant Higher 18.5 points against the Grizzlies.
Why is Zach LaVine a good Higher points pick tonight?
LaVine is averaging 27.3 points per game, including 37 against Memphis on Sunday. He faces a winless Pelicans team in a game with a total around 237.
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